The State Security Service (SSS, also known as DSS) said it is seeking the suspension of the ongoing cyberstalking trial of Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, to enable him to fully participate in the 2027 electoral process.
In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES, the SSS media unit said the agency’s director general, Oluwatosin Ajayi, directed the secret police’s counsel, Akintola Kehinde, to take steps to suspend the case temporarily.
On 3 August, the trial judge, Mohammed Umar, rescheduled proceedings in the trial for 20 September, when the prosecution is now expected to approach the court with an application for a long postponent of the case till some time in 2027.
The agency said the trial would resume after the 2027 presidential election.
This is coming amid growing political activities ahead of the next year’s elections.
